RT Book, Section
A1 Lombard, Frederick W.
A1 Grichnik, Katherine
A2 Longnecker, David E.
A2 Brown, David L.
A2 Newman, Mark F.
A2 Zapol, Warren M.
SR Print(0)
ID 56626958
T1 Chapter 21. Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient
T2 Anesthesiology, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178513-6
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56626958
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  elderly  are  the  fastest  growing  segment  of  the  population.A  healthy  elderly  patient  may  have  normal  organ  function  but  less  reserve.There  are  normal  organ  and  overall  functional  changes  of  aging  that  do  not  imply  disease  but  must  be  considered  when  planning  an  anesthetic.Elderly  patients  have  a  high  incidence  of  chronic  disease  states.Elderly  patients  do  not  require  a  "special"  anesthetic  but  rather  require  strict  attention  to  meticulous  preoperative  assessment,  detailed  management  of  intraoperative  variables  and  concurrent  disease  states,  and  cautious  titration  of  drug  administration  and  dosages.